The wages of craftsmen's labor vary from place to place, but they are generally the same.

Just like the price of grain in the north is four cents of silver, eight hundred flying cents, and two hundred and eighty cents per stone, while the price of rice in Nanya is slightly cheaper, but very limited, about three cents of silver per stone.

Zhu Qiyu's annual income for craftsmen's labor remuneration is about twenty silver coins, slightly higher in the north than in the south, but lower than the salary of sergeants in the Beijing camp.

The sergeants in the Beijing Camp and the silversmiths in the Military and War Bureau all receive the most generous labor rewards.

"Should our ships be made slightly smaller and slimmer?" Zhu Qiyu asked a question.

The main Nanyang warships of the Ming Dynasty were all large treasure ships with more than 2,500 pieces of material.

The 400-material warship is a two-masted ship with a total length of 8.95 feet from bow to stern. The middle part of the hull is 1.65 feet wide. There is a cabin on the middle surface of the ship, and there are walls on the side, which can shoot arrowheads and lead bullets outward.

Bowl-mouth blunderbuss are hung on the walls on both sides, covered with canvas to protect from rain, and oiled to prevent rust. There is a gazebo on the stern deck to look out at the sea.

The length-to-width ratio of this warship is 5.42:1.

The Fengzhou is a ship specially used for canonization and carrying imperial edicts. It is 44 feet long and 18 feet wide, with an aspect ratio of 2.46:1. If you draw it on a drawing, you will find that the Fengzhou is like a box.

Even for a slightly smaller treasure ship, the aspect ratio is close to 2.8:1.

Zhu Qiyu continued: "It is true that the treasure ship is as tall as a building, and the arrows, rocks, and artillery can be fired overlooking it. If the enemy's boat is small, it will be sunk by plows, and it is difficult for the enemy to attack from above. It can sail back with the wind and tide, etc."

What is plowing down?

The treasure ships of the Ming Dynasty were like chariots rolling over mantises on the sea. They fought against the strength of the ship but not the manpower. If they walked towards it, the boat would sink.

When those small sampans in the vassal country saw a huge mountain-like thing coming towards them, they just said one word, fear.

"But the shortcomings are also obvious. If you only benefit from the ocean, it will be stuck in a shallow and narrow place. It cannot be driven without human power and depends on the wind. If there is no wind, it will be difficult to operate."

The shortcomings are also very obvious. It can only travel on the ocean and cannot enter narrow straits. It cannot be driven by human power and can only rely on the wind. The most important thing is that it is difficult to turn.

The rudder stock of the Ming Dynasty treasure ship was three feet high and eleven meters long. Such a long rudder stock still could not complete the steering. It was necessary to install long rotating sculls on both sides and stern to assist the steering.

"Fat boat" has many advantages and disadvantages.

Zhu Qiyu thought carefully for a long time and said: "To lose weight, the best is 4.52:1. No matter how young you are, you will be too fat."

Shi Pu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, thought carefully for a long time and said: "Your Majesty's two thousand ships are about twenty feet long, four feet wide in the middle, and the length-to-width ratio is 4.43:1. This is also the first two voyages to the West and Southeast Asia.

The main ship type of the fleet.”

"Do you have a picture?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

Shi Pu nodded, pulled out a piece of paper and said, "Yes."

Zhu Qiyu took the drawing and looked at it for a long time, and then glanced at Shi Pu. Although Shi Pu usually withered, kept quiet, and never expressed his opinions, this piece of paper was very white, which proved that it was a new drawing.

Yes, it can be seen that he was well prepared.

The displacement of the two thousand material ship is about one thousand tons, it is flexible in steering, has six masts, nine sails and eight rotating oars, and also has wall pheasants and placement positions for artillery.

The bulkheads are connected to the hull plates with flat irons and hooks. If a cabin leaks, lower the bulkheads immediately, which can effectively prevent the treasure ship from sinking at sea.

"Isn't this good? It not only met the needs of ocean going, but also met the needs of combat, so why was it abandoned later?" Zhu Qiyu handed the draft paper back.

Ming Dynasty's ship itself is very thin, how did it gain weight?

Shi Pu folded the page and said, "Isn't it true that later on, there will be no need for naval battles and it will be mainly used for business?"

"That's it." Zhu Qiyu understood what Shi Pu meant.

Later, the fleet of the Ming Dynasty was invincible, so naturally it was made bigger and bigger, from 1,500 to 2,500, and then to 5,000. In order to stabilize the ship, didn't it mean that it was built wider and wider?

Anyway, no one dares to take advantage of the Ming Dynasty fleet...

Just two words, bold and arrogant.

The second reason is that in order to carry more goods, the Ming Dynasty's 5,000-material ship was sealed, and the 2,500-material and 3,000-material ships were the same sacks that contained money. Of course, they were used to transport spices back to the country.

The current situation of the shipping route has almost returned to the situation in the early years of Yongle. Therefore, this kind of two-thousand-material ship that is an expert in everything has naturally come into the sight of the Minister of Industry.

Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's it."

You can complete your weight loss without redesigning.

The Ming Dynasty had everything. In order to adapt to different sea conditions, there were different ship designs. Whatever the emperor needed, he could just choose one.

Regarding craftsmen, crews, labor remuneration for marching to sea, ship size, how to ensure fresh water and food, etc., ships carried weapons, the Salt and Iron Conference of the Ming Dynasty lasted for seven days.

This is just a confirmation of the general direction. Each ministry will have to hold a protracted ministerial meeting. Then the results of the ministry meeting will be returned to the court meeting. Finally, in the court meeting, the specific results will be confirmed, which will be drafted by Wenyuan Pavilion and finally approved by Zhu Qiyu.

Hong started to implement it.

In response to the guiding ideology of mobilizing beforehand and summarizing after the war.

During each voyage, a summary will be made from bottom to top to improve the ship's structure, proportions and weapon configuration.

The Ming Dynasty had the most sophisticated bureaucratic structure in the world. The existence of these bureaucrats was conducive to the stable rule of the Ming Dynasty. The bureaucratic structure that began to appear in the Western Zhou Dynasty provided a strong guarantee for the long-term stable rule of the imperial court.

However, there are always problems in the bureaucracy, such as the emphasis on literature over military affairs since the Hongxi period, the party struggle since the Zhengtong period, the anti-committal trend from beginning to end, etc.

The reason is not complicated. The hierarchical bureaucracy is closely integrated with their families.

Wang Zhi, as the six ministers of the Ming Dynasty and the heavenly official of the official department, immediately turned into a street rat when he gave up his clan, and became the second most ridiculed object after being ridiculed by Hu Hu.

At this time, there were three major events in the capital city.

The first major event was that the North Korean uncle Wang Li Yao came to the capital with his nephew Wang Shizi and asked for an audience. The Honglu Temple of the Ministry of Rites was communicating with Li Yao about the details of the interview.

The second major event is Chunwei. The birth of a Jinshi who will take the examination is a common desire among scholars all over the world.

The Spring Festival of the fifth year of Jingtai will not be held as scheduled, but will be postponed for a month, because all the candidates who came to Beijing to take the exam were faced with piles of arithmetic test papers as soon as they entered Gongyuan.

Wu Jing, as the head of the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College's Imperial College, went straight to the Gongyuan with his teachings when the Gongyuan opened its doors.

Jingtai's five years of arithmetic has begun to be included in their grades, so Wu Jing is going to launch a month-long arithmetic surprise training for them. They just received "Guanzi School" and haven't even started watching it yet, they saw a mountain of arithmetic.

Exam papers.

Zhu Qiyu personally gave the instructions and drew the test points, requiring that the arithmetic papers for Jingtai's fifth year, regardless of whether he was in the north or south, should be simple.

It's about the level of a sixth grade elementary school student.

The arithmetic in sixth grade of elementary school is very simple. There are at most a few word problems, which only involve simple four arithmetic operations, some fractions and real-life problems.

The Ming Dynasty's juren were already the best among the best, and those who could read the obscure Four Books and Five Classics thoroughly had a dark eye for these cute figures.

The Imperial Academy's talented scholar, Juren, and the Hanlin Academy took great pleasure in his misfortune.

They have been suffering this for three full years!

The third major event is the geographical discovery of Jilong Island, which has aroused heated discussions on a large scale. There are many rumors in the world, and they are almost spread to the point of being spread all over the place.

Regarding this heated discussion, Zhu Qiyu is happy to see it come to fruition.

The desire for land, especially cultivated land, is rooted in the hearts of every people.

Hu Xi was already the prince's junior master. Although he was also responsible for the Ministry of Personnel, most of the work was left to the left and right ministers of the Ministry of Rites, so he had more free time.

He found Nicolaouz for tea. Nicolaouz was already very fluent in Chinese. Although he did not know how to use allusions, he was able to express his own ideas.

"Chinese is really amazing. You only need to know 700 characters to fully express the meaning." Nicholas sighed with emotion about the differences between Chinese and Western languages.

Phonetic writing has many inconveniences.

The Turkic scripts of the Altaic language family and the Uighur-style Mongolian scripts are both phonetic scripts and are composed of various vowels and consonants. The arrangement and combination of these vowels and consonants becomes writing.

Then, every time a new thing appears in these words, one more phrase and one more permutation and combination are needed.

Ye Xian couldn't write Uighur-style Mongolian, so he couldn't understand Genghis Khan's code. Ye Xian didn't even know as much about Mongolian as Wang Fudu.

During the transition between the Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, Xixia and Jin both had their own imitation Chinese characters, and then they quickly abandoned them.

During the one hundred years when Hu Yuan ruled the Central Plains, the Mongols gradually used Chinese instead of their Uighur-style Mongolian. In addition to having too many words to understand, it was not convenient enough. When something you had never seen appeared, you had to arrange it.

Put it together.

Hu Hui smiled and said: "That's not true. Lun Heng said: People have their own differences and inherent weaknesses; people have their own crafts and inherent weaknesses; flaws and virtues are mutually exclusive, and strengths and weaknesses coexist."

Nicholas was finally stunned and asked dully: "What does this mean?"

Hu Hui is just showing off, showing off that he has a long history and a deep foundation.

The Chinese language is broad and profound, and knowing 700 characters is just a rough guide.

Hu Hui explained with a smile: "That is to say, everyone has advantages and disadvantages. Everyone has their own areas in which they are good and bad. If flaws and advantages can learn from each other, the strengths and weaknesses can coexist."

"I understand." Nicholas nodded.

Elena sat next to him and kept writing and drawing. She was recording what they talked about.

Hu Hui said doubtfully: "There is something I have always been confused about. Do you know King Alexander of Macedonia?"

Nicholas nodded and said: "Of course, I grew up watching "The Expedition of Alexander". Do you have any questions?"

Hu Xi said calmly: "Then does this King Alexander of Macedonia have the title of King of Kings?"

"Yes." Nicholas was confused.

Hu Xi nodded and finally figured out one thing, and said with a smile: "That's good."

Nicholas was even more confused. He frowned and asked: "I respect you, not only because you are a member of the Ming Elder Council, but also because your knowledge is as broad as the ocean, and even more because of your frankness."
To be continued...